France

"Homebuying trends in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain"

"I hope that you will find as much to inspire you in these pages as we did in bringing them to you. While this report does not claim to be exhaustive, we hope it will serve as a catalyst for discussion – one that all of us at Savills, Arsene and White & Case are ready to assist you with."

"Since 2019 began, a total of 1,655,000 sqm of office space has been let in Île-de-France – a perfectly respectable figure and close to the ten-year average (estimated at 1,690,000 sqm). Immediate supply is becoming even harder to find, yhere is currently 2,790,000 sqm of office space ready to let across the Île-de-France region, down 6% year on year. The overall vacancy rate remains low, at 5.2%. IN this, context, rental prices have been climbing steeply."

"Things have been hotting up in the French investment market since 2019 began. If the first half of the year was strong, the second is shaping up to be exceptional. By the close of Q3, France had attracted investment of more than €23,000 million. All of the signs are there: 2019 is set to be a record–breaking year for the French investment market. We are now predicting that total investment will come in close to €35,000 million."